First Things RSS Feed - Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585) Translated from the French by Terese Coehttps://www.firstthings.com/author/pierre-de-ronsard-1524-1585-translated-from-the-french-by-terese-coe
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60Death Songhttps://www.firstthings.com/article/2003/06/death-songhttps://www.firstthings.com/article/2003/06/death-song
Sun, 01 Jun 2003 00:00:00 -0400 From orchards, and gardens, and house I move on,
From porcelain and goblets engraved by the potter,
On to the final rites, much like the swan
Whose death song is sung by Meander’s water.